Vi$a fraud: Andhra man fakes univ degree, inflates bank balance with borrowed funds
A 25-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh was booked by Delhi Police after admitting to the US Embassy that he used forged educational degrees and fabricated financial documents to secure a visa. The applicant confessed that he had never attended the university listed on his application and had borrowed funds to artificially inflate his bank balance.
Why it matters
This incident underscores the prevalence of visa fraud schemes and the rigorous document verification processes employed by embassies to prevent illegal immigration and document forgery.
NEW DELHI: An FIR was filed against a 25-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh by Delhi Police after the US Embassy complained he allegedly submitted forged documents while applying for a non-immigrant visa.The complaint was received by Chanakyapuri police on Aug 8. According to the complaint, the man had appeared at the US Embassy in Delhi on Aug 7 to apply for a non-immigrant visa. As part of his application, he submitted several documents from a Rajasthan-based university, claiming to have completed a Bachelor of Commerce in Computers.The man further submitted an appraisal letter from a company, showing a monthly salary of Rs 35,000, and an experience letter claiming he had worked there from Dec 27, 2023, to July 31, 2026.
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